Degree of target development and documentation of the results in the target documentation is followed by an interim report after approx. 1.5 years and, as a rule, a quality report two years after the interim report. Evaluation results and other key figures from the university are used to prepare the reports. If no suitable data is available, critical self-assessments are carried out. The reports serve as a basis and orientation for subsequent discussions in which further information and experiences are included to evaluate quality development.

As a rule, the sequence of target documentation, interim report and quality report in the area of studies and education is as shown in the figure below left. The periods for the preparation of the quality report can also be adapted to reaccreditation cycles in the case of program accreditations, provided that a documented discussion on quality development takes place regularly in the relevant committees/boards of the degree programs/departments (figure in the middle). This does not eliminate the interim reports. The figure on the right shows the procedure for the Central units.